Diceratias trilobus

Diceratias trilobus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Diceratiidae
Genus: Diceratias
Species: D. trilobus
Binomial name
Diceratias trilobus
Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986

Diceratias trilobus is a species of double angler, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found as deep as 1,216 metres (3,990 ft). It is endemic to the northwest Pacific Ocean.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Diceratias trilobus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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